Former Yarrowkabra miner Naresh Baldeo has been sentenced to seven years and three months for the killing of his co-worker, Mohabeer Gangadeen, who he had beaten during an alcohol-fuelled clash in the Potaro Backdam back in 2017.
Just over a month ago, Baldeo’s trial for murder commenced after he pleaded not guilty to the capital offence at his arraignment.
Mid-trial, however, the man indicated to the Court through his lawyer the new course he wanted to adopt and pleaded to the lesser offence of manslaughter; accepting that he unlawfully killed Gangadeen on August 12, 2017 at Potaro Backdam, Potaro River, Essequibo.